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Making freight-centric communities more livable.
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2016-12-01
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Abstract:Communities that attract or retain industrial viability are considered less livable, but reducing, limiting, or mitigating freight operations direct, measurable economic impacts. Thus, the focus of this research was to further the understanding of livability, and particularly the freight (specifically truck traffic) plays on livability in communities. A multi-method analysis involving development of perception surv livability and freight’s impact, a detailed review of the literature regarding strategies to reconcile freight and livability, an in-depth mod exercise for several of these strategies, and a visualization exercise were conducted. The methodology was applied to a case study locati Memphis, TN for the neighborhoods bordering the Lamar Avenue Corridor, a high-volume truck corridor that is the most congested nonInterstate freight corridor in Tennessee. The survey instruments developed through this research can be replicated and adapted for use other regions to improve the generalizability of findings in future studies beyond the Memphis, TN area. Furthermore, simulation resul contribute to the understanding for both research and practice on how technology, strategies and practices affect livability. The findings to the importance of developing a common understanding of livability among residents, planning, and transportation agency officials an means for measuring this in a quantifiable and translatable way may be a first step in developing a means for increasing collaborative approaches to improving livability.
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